Fact file
| Composer | Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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ManchesterThe Hallé and Hallé Youth Orchestra
Wagner, Berlioz
The Hallé; Sir Mark Elder; The Hallé Youth Orchestra; Jonathon Heyward
LondonProphecy – Scottish Ensemble with Christine Rice and Matthew Truscott
Stravinsky, Haydn, Purcell, Berlioz
Matthew Truscott; Christine Rice; Scottish Ensemble
DresdenLes TroyensNew Production
Berlioz: The Trojans (Les Troyens)
Lothar Koenigs; Lydia Steier; Dresden State Opera; Stefan Heyne; Gianluca Falaschi; Eric Cutler; Jennifer Holloway
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“Gloire à DiDonato”: Les Troyens in Strasbourg
Nothing is better than when Berlioz ramps up the decibels. With a huge orchestra and choir and a deluxe starry cast assembled in Strasbourg, this was a special performance.
Troy Story: Les troyens in Hamburg
A musically strong revival of an austere production still leaves one feeling short-changed.
Massive set overshadows the Lyric Opera's Les Troyens
This production, directed by Tim Albery and with sets and costumes by Tobias Hoheisel, boasts more than one megastar.
McVicar's Les Troyens arrives in San Francisco
Staging the operatic behemoth that is Berlioz's Les Troyens comes with huge challenges to harness the artistic, technical and dramatic qualities in a work which spans more than four hours.
Flórez's love songs captures Dublin hearts
In an all French language opera progromme, Juan Diego Flórez shines in his Dublin leg of Tour l'Amour